Meet the Candidate – Get to Know Me, Get to Trust Me – Aim High Manatee!
Colonel (USAF*/ret.) Richard Tatem – patriot/leader/aviator/scholar/author/radio show host/podcaster/community volunteer (*Use of military images and rank does not imply endorsement by the Dept. of Defense or the USAF.)
Professional and Personal Highlights:
Previous Experience:
- Born and raised in Beavercreek, Ohio, near Dayton
- Distinguished graduate (top 15%), United States Air Force Academy (USAF) Academy, 1988
- Gerhart Graduate Scholarship recipient: one year of post graduate study at the French Political Science Institute, Paris, France + one year of study at Middlebury College, Parisian Campus, MA in French
- USAF Pilot: KC-135, TG-4, TG-7, MQ-9 Reaper drone
- Five years of commercial airline pilot experience
- Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Instructor of English, USAF Academy
- National Strategy for Aviation Security Coordinator, HQ NORAD/NORTHCOM
- Deputy Division Chief, Air Force Reserve Command A8V – responsible for the planning, budgeting, and execution of Air Force Reserve remotely piloted aircraft, intelligence, cyber, and command and control assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars
- Leadership workshop developer and facilitator, USAF Profession of Arms Center of Excellence – check out a motivational video here!
- Instructor of French, State College of Florida, Bradenton Campus
- Packer and meal deliverer, Manatee County Food Bank and Meals on Wheels
Current Experience:
- Executive Coach, the Arbinger Institute
- Substitute teacher, Sarasota Military Academy High School
- PhD in the humanities student, Faulkner University (Christian)
- Meal packer and deliverer, FELT (Feeding Empty Little Tummies) Manatee County
Richard with his wife, Régine Tatem
(*Use of military images and rank does not imply endorsement by the Dept. of Defense or the USAF.)
Learn about Richard Tatem’s patriotism and ideas about being “just an American”:
“The ABC’s of Being Just an American” – PDF download
Listen to episodes of Richard Tatem’s radio show “The Justin American Radio Hour”
Purchase Richard Tatem’s book “Interviews With The Founders – the way America is now and the way America is supposed to be”
Buy an “I am just an American!” t-shirt.
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